The http-index-format MIME type parser (nsDirIndexParser) in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x…

Description

The http-index-format MIME type parser (nsDirIndexParser) in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 does not check for an allocation failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP index response with a crafted 200 header, which triggers memory corruption and a buffer overflow.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

7.7% · top 5.4% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (33)

• ADV-2008-3146 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1021185 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• DSA-1697 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443299 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• DSA-1671 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 32281 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-9667 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 32713 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0977 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:230 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0977 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-54.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32695 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0978 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• DSA-1669 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 32778 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-9669 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 33433 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 256408 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 32694 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32721 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• TA08-319A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 32853 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11005 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 32693 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:228 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 32845 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20081113 Mozilla Unchecked Allocation Remote Code Execution (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSx_transferred
• 32684 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-667-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 32714 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34501 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 07:32 UTC.